Not only will Angels & Demons likely jump start conversations about physics, as some scientists hope, but the summer blockbuster will also be a launching pad for audiences to drive home discussing the relationship between science and religion.
I'm heading up to Georgetown tonight to check out the film and will have more to report on this angle. But for now, check out this short trailer put together by the Angels & Demon's publicity team addressing the science and religion theme in the film.
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Based on the trailer, here's what I took to be the message: Science is progressive, curious but naive, and destructive. The church is old, wise, and behaves like an authoritarian parent.
As far as stereotypes are concerned, nothing new.
I would like to believe that this movie could spark an intelligent debate on science and religion, but it seems unlikely. There is just too much ingrained ignorance out there about the history of science, and Angels and Demons does nothing to inform.